Tag: Materials

Credit: IPE Using renewable energy to replace fossil energy is now considered the best solution for greenhouse gas emission and ...

Recruiting bacteria to build catalysts atom by atom

New methods proposed to characterize polymer lamellar crystals

Credit: LI Xiangyang Different from small molecules, polymer will fold into lamellar crystals during crystallization and further assemble into lamellar ...

Shiny mega-crystals that build themselves

The other side of entropyCredit: Gian Vaitl / Empa To really appreciate what a team of researchers led by Maksym ...

Rare mineral from rocks found in mollusk teeth

First time rare type of iron mineral has been discovered in a living organismCredit: Northwestern University Northwestern University researchers have, ...

Study of promising photovoltaic material leads to discovery of a new state of matter

McGill University researchers gain new insight into the workings perovskites that could lead to more efficient and cheaper solar cellsCredit: Colin Sonnichsen Researchers ...

Report reveals impact of £1.8billion+ on UK science and economy by Diamond Light Source

Credit: Diamond Light Source/Technopolis A recent study by Technopolis and Diamond estimates a cumulative monetised impact of at least £1.8 ...

Engineering researcher receives $450K grant

Marianna Maiaru earns Air Force Young Investigator awardCredit: UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. - UMass Lowell researcher Marianna Maiaru, assistant professor ...

Tuning the intermediate reaction barriers by a CuPd catalyst for CO2 electroreduction to C2 products

Credit: Chinese Journal of Catalysis Using intermittent electric energy to convert excessive CO2 into C2 products, such as ethylene and ...

Warm ice may fracture differently than cold ice

New study suggests old rules on how ice breaks may not always hold upCredit: Iman El Gharamti/Aalto University Researchers at ...

Skoltech researchers proposed an attractive cheap organic material for batteries

Credit: ACS Applied Energy Materials A new report by Skoltech scientists and their colleagues describes an organic material for the ...

Holograms increase solar energy yield

A newly developed holographic light collector boosts solar panel efficiency for an energy conversion increase of approximately five percent over ...

Superflimsy graphene turned ultrastiff by optical forging

Stiffened graphene opens up avenues for novel applicationsCredit: University of Jyväskylä/Pekka Koskinen, Vesa-Matti Hiltunen Graphene is an ultrathin material characterized ...

“Bite” defects in bottom-up graphene nanoribbons